Ikea Rodret Consistency Issues (Zigbee repeater issues?)

Hi, I recently got help on the forum to get my Ikea Rodret switches working with my Hubitat (re-pairing did the trick then). Over the last few days I added additional 2.4GHz devices (baby monitor, other wifi devices) and the Ikea Rodret switch doesn't work consistently. It works maybe 20% of the time.

When I visit http://<hub_ip>/hub/zigbee/getChildAndRouteInfo I see that it's connected to a really far away power plug repeater. So maybe that's the issue. There are other repeaters that are closer that it could connect to but doesn't. What can I do to address this issue? Could it be due to other problems or is this a repeater issue. NOTE: I can consistently turn on/off the LED controller from hubitat just fine. The Ikea switch from the same spot doesn't work. What options do I have? Can I fix this issue? At this point I'm fine paying more money and getting a reliable battery operated dimmer switch. Any recommendations there?

The one I have constantly goes to sleep

Is there a way to prevent it from going to sleep? Does pushing a button combo wake it up?

When its asleep I press both buttons several times and within 10-15 mins it suddenly works when I try again